1986 World Doubles Championship

The 1986 Hofmeister World Doubles was the fifth staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 2 and 14 December 1986 with the tournament televised on ITV.[1]

Hofmeister World Doubles
Tournament information
Dates2–14 December 1986
VenueDerngate
CityNorthampton
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break217 Davis/Meo (combined)
Final
ChampionDavis/Meo
Runner-upHallett/Hendry
Score12–3
1985
1987

Steve Davis and Tony Meo went on to win their fourth title in five years by beating Mike Hallett and 17 year old Stephen Hendry 12–3 in the final, after leading 11–2 before the last session.[2] The highest break of the tournament, calculated as the highest combined break made by playing partners in a single match, was 217 by Davis and Meo.[3]

The winners received £50,000 prize money between them.[2]

Results

Results from the last 16 onwards are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.[4]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
            
 Steve Davis (ENG)
 Tony Meo (ENG)
5
 Steve Duggan (ENG)
 Barry West (ENG)
3
Steve Davis
Tony Meo
5
Silvino Francisco
Peter Francisco
0
 David Taylor (ENG)
 Eddie Charlton (AUS)
1
 Silvino Francisco (RSA)
 Peter Francisco (RSA)
5
Steve Davis
Tony Meo
9
Dennis Taylor
Terry Griffiths
6
 Alex Higgins (NIR)
 Jimmy White (ENG)
5
 Rex Williams (ENG)
 Graham Miles (ENG)
2
Alex Higgins
Jimmy White
4
Dennis Taylor
Terry Griffiths
5
 Dennis Taylor (NIR)
 Terry Griffiths (WAL)
5
 Steve James (ENG)
 David Roe (ENG)
2
Steve Davis
Tony Meo
12
Stephen Hendry
Mike Hallett
3
 John Parrott (ENG)
 Neal Foulds (ENG)
5
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO)
 Dave Martin (ENG)
2
John Parrott
Neal Foulds
1
Stephen Hendry
Mike Hallett
5
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
 Willie Thorne (ENG)
4
 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
 Mike Hallett (ENG)
5
Stephen Hendry
Mike Hallett
9
Kirk Stevens
John Virgo
2
 Ray Reardon (WAL)
 Tony Jones (ENG)
5
 Joe Johnson (ENG)
 Tony Knowles (ENG)
4
Ray Reardon
Tony Jones
2
Kirk Stevens
John Virgo
5
 Kirk Stevens (CAN)
 John Virgo (ENG)
5
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)
 Wayne Jones (WAL)
4

References

  1. Turner, Chris. "World Doubles Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. Friskin, Sydney (15 December 1986). "Snooker: Outsiders outplayed". The Times. London.
  3. Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 103. ISBN 0851123643.
  4. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 227–228. ISBN 0356146901.
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